Skip to content

MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto

Partner

London

Image of MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto
MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto

Partner

London

MaameYaa is a partner in the Funds & Asset Management practice. She has over 15 years of experience advising sovereign wealth funds, central banks, family offices, insurance companies, pension funds and development finance institutions around the world on their investment arrangements.

On a daily basis, MaameYaa advises investors on asset management issues and strategic global and national issues.

Her work includes public investments and private fund investments (both cornerstone and smaller amounts), single investor mandates and co-investment arrangements covering all asset classes including infrastructure and energy, as well as a wide variety of other agreements and financial services regulatory issues. MaameYaa spent time on secondment to a government entity in Riyadh in 2017 and an Emirati government entity in 2021.

Related articles

Droplets of water

News: 13 July 2023

Allen & Overy advises on a joint venture between the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia and Climate Fund Managers

Allen & Overy has worked with the African Legal Support Facility to advise the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia on a joint venture with Climate Fund Managers, a Dutch for-profit investment…

Read more Allen & Overy advises on a joint venture between the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia and Climate Fund Managers

Publications: 21 April 2023

Institutional Investor Forum: How I Made It – an interview with Nadine Buckland

Read more Institutional Investor Forum: How I Made It – an interview with Nadine Buckland

News: 11 April 2023

Allen & Overy advises Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on a joint venture platform for carbon reduction projects

Read more Allen & Overy advises Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on a joint venture platform for carbon reduction projects

Publications: 30 March 2023

Institutional Investor Forum: How I Made It – an interview with Kadijah Amoah

Read more Institutional Investor Forum: How I Made It – an interview with Kadijah Amoah

Experience highlights

Office

London

One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD

View office →

Qualifications

Academic

2006-2007: Legal Practice Course, College of Law (London)

2004-2006: Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law (London) – (completed part time in the evenings over two years)

2001-2004: BA (Anthropology and Sociology) Goldsmiths, University of London

Pro bono

  • Advising the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on its Covid-19 relief fund. 
  • Member of the Fair Education Alliance (FEA). The FEA seeks to overcome the challenges young people from low income communities face in education.
  • School governor at the Bishop Chancellor school in Tower Hamlets.
  • Introducing Allen & Overy to AfriKids which was selected as the firm’s charity partner; the firm has to date made a donation of GBP1.37m and delivered multiple pro bono projects.
  • A founding member of the BAME Committee, MaameYaa works with the firm to progress its vision of increasing the number of ethnic minorities at senior levels. Evidence of MaameYaa’s ability to influence internally is best seen by the firm’s decision to formally introduce a structured mentoring programme and career development opportunities.
  • MaameYaa is the founder of the Black Lawyers Affinity Group (BLAG). BLAG is an affinity group that aims to support black employees of A&O through networking, mentoring and training.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

Rising Star

Legal Week’s British Legal Awards 2019

Listed as a Female Future Leader

Financial Times HERoes for championing the conversation on diversity and inclusion

EMpower Minority Future Leader

Financial Times